Former New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, known as a prominent advocate for gun control, has died at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer. McCarthy, a Democrat, served the 4th Congressional ...

McCarthy represented New York’s 4th Congressional District from 1997 to 2015. She was motivated to run for office to implement stricter gun control legislation after a December 1993 shooting at the ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass shooting on a New York commuter train left her husband dead and her son severely ...